by operations | Aug 30, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing
Emancipate NC’s Dawn Blagrove was invited to Goldsboro to speak at the book launch for Dr. Larry Monk. She discussed police interaction. Self actualization for Black folks. Part of that is being able to have the knowledge that we need to protect ourselves while we...
by operations | Aug 2, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing, Raising the Juvenile Age
In a cruel and inhumane overreach, District Attorney Travis Page of Gaston County charged a 15-year-old child with Attempted Murder for defending his twin brother from police violence. La’Dainian Fuller, who was only 15-years-old at the time of the incident, placed a...
by operations | Aug 2, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
On December 7, 2022, Alamance County Sheriff’s department abused and injured a 60-year-old Black grandmother, Elinor Blackwell, during a traffic stop. The reason for the stop? She was driving too slow on the highway when it was dark and raining outside. After being...
by operations | Aug 2, 2023 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Dedan Wacuiri traveled to Wallace, NC (Duplin County) last month to assist community members with a Community Conversation about policing. Wallace Police shot and killed James Lanier earlier this year, in the midst of a mental health crisis. Community members...
by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
On Monday evening, PBS NewsHour aired a national special on the danger of Taser weapons in the hands of police. Highlighting the story of Darryl Tyree Williams, and featuring the voices of his mother, Sonya Williams, and Dawn Blagrove, the story raises concerns that...
by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Stories like that of Darryl Tyree Williams are why we’re fighting to bring unarmed crisis response to Raleigh. What if Raleigh had HEART? Here are some updates from the campaign the past 2 weeks! Last week, Jaelyn Miller and Kerwin Pittman met with Raleigh City...
